CALLING ALL EDUCATORS: #DefendDACA & Stand With Your Students

As the new school year kicks off, undocumented students are returning to school anxious and fearful about their future. By September 5th President Trump must make a decision: defend DACA in court or terminate the program. The lives of more than 8,300 youth in Tennessee hang in the balance.

For years, undocumented youth in Tennessee have been fearlessly leading the fight for immigrant rights in Tennessee. Behind the perseverance and bold advocacy of these brave youth there has always been a network of allies who have supported, encouraged, and inspired Tennessee Dreamers to keep fighting. Now, as DACA is under threat, undocumented youth need these allies to stand with them.

TIRRC is calling on all of Tennessee's educators--teachers, counselors, professors, administrators, or principals--to defend DACA and build support for the Dream Act of 2017.

Here are 3 ways educators can stay with DACA recipients as they go back to school: